The real estate market that invited the teardown philosophy has spawned at least a little guilt of late. Recent buyers of houses by Neutra, Rudolph and others are practically giving away the structures. The catch... you've got to move it. From the NYT View full entry
"Institute-funded study of transit security, begun before bombing attacks in Madrid and London, finds officials concerned about physical design of stations, riders' perceptions of risk. Europeans get higher marks for coordination than more secretive American officials." Kevin Matthews pens this... View full entry
For those of you who only read Archinect via RSS feed readers and aren't signed up to our weekly newsletter mailing list, you should note that today we've initiated Archinect series of "Best of 2005"'s. Each day for the next week or so a different Archinect contributor will publish their... View full entry
Terence Riley, the former chief curator of architecture and design at MoMa, will be the new director of the MAM. Miami Herald l previously View full entry
In the 1950s few people had the grit and character to withstand the brunt of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. Frank Wilkinson (pdf) a Los Angeles housing official who championed the development of public housing in Mexican-American neighborhood of Chavez Ravine, was one man whose... View full entry
"Against the Wall, a new book on Israel's security wall, is an attempt to focus on the architecture and planning behind the Palestinian-Israeli dispute. But what eminent New York architect and critic Michael Sorkin's compilation of essays shows above all else is that it is impossible to write... View full entry
Like a half-submerged Stonehenge, the broken concrete vaults and Alhambra-like spans of Louisiana's I-10 bridge were a symbol of Katrina's destruction. But now: the bridge is back. NYT. View full entry
Launched today, Architecture 2030 is part of an ongoing effort, initiated by architect Edward Mazria, to provide information and innovative solutions in the fields of architecture and planning, in an effort to address and reverse the destructive trend toward global climate change... The website... View full entry
So-called "drop-off windows" for unwanted babies are being architecturally upgraded in Italy. This is architecture as a means for reducing "incidents of babies dumped in trash bins, open fields and public bathrooms." Wired. View full entry
Perfect stormproofing, a home flight-deck... it's architecture for tech-obsessed super-geeks: Wired. View full entry
David Adjaye and his Nobel Peace Centre are inspected by the Guardian. previously View full entry
Plugging houses into the earth... and saving on your heating bill: NYT. View full entry
"A privately funded organisation, the New 7 Wonders Foundation, has put forward a shortlist of 21 landmarks from across the globe. They include Rome's Colosseum, Jordan's ancient city of Petra, Britain's Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China." And you can help decide what they pick: BBC. (How... View full entry
The Million Dollar Homepage, a "piece of internet history," hits the mark. Previously View full entry
The Globe and Mail's Lisa Rochon celebrates three notable Canadian projects from 2005. Read National Ballet School, by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architect Canadian War Museum, by Moriyama & Teshima with Griffiths Rankin Cook Grande Bibliothèque du Québec, by... View full entry